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anees whit h wore noteelcus, instead 01 sending out a Governor with power to restless them, and to conciliate the people. The Canadians asked fur re dress of grievances, re any of which the Commission acknowledged in the Report,but its pity was for the unpaid officials,not for the insulted people; and its chief recounts endation was that the constitutional sights of the House of Assembly-should he violated by a seizure of the revenues, in direct eppos-tion to the Assembly's vote. The Whig Mmisters acted on this most, and *reposed their coercive resolutions. What fol lowed is of recent occurrence, and is well known. The resolutions were denounced by the Assembly, the people supported their representatives, meetings were held, strong language was used against the Government, mea,ures for embarrassing it were aderterl. Then came official repri- So l e ; militia effacers and Magistrates were dismissed ; and, lastly, acme persons arse , arrested, and many more marked cut for arrest. Some of those wrested were rescued by the peasantry ; and to prevent the ar rest of theta the peasantry assembled to protect them against force. This led to the skirmish of St. John's, and to the disastrous a Toffs at St Denis and St. Charles. The revolt was not premeditated and or ganised ; it was an outbreak of the peasantry to defend their leaders. It may be right here to explain the state of the law in Lower Canada, in order to show why the peasantry were so de terminist and perhaps imprudent in their defence of persons who are marked for arrest. The Judges are appointed during pleasure, not. storing, good behaviour. They are responsible to the Crown only, and not to the Assembly ; and they had recently re ceived from the Crown that salary which they considered the Assembly had unjustly and vexatiously kept from them. The Sheriffs are like w :se appointed and paid by the Crown, and belong to the ascendancy factisn, winch is in bitter feud against the Assembly. The Sheriffs Lave really the power of selecting what jury they please. The persons to be tried ty such a tribunal were the very persons most obnoxious to both Judge and Sheriff, being members or friends of the Assembly, The prosecutor (that is the Crown or the Executive) appointed and paid the Judge and Sheriff, and was in direct opposition, if not in open hos tility, with the prisoner, who had, moreover, sought to make the Judge and Sheriff responsible to the Assembly, and had kept back their sala rii s for three years. What chance of justice had the pner ? What hot eof eve leaving his prison but by the scathed prisoner The people saw the danger, and they determined that their chiefs and best friends should not thus be put away by judicial murder.—(Hear, hear, hear.) They rose to defend them—collision took place between the Queen's troops and the Queen's Canadian subjects—the country was in a state of insurrection, and martial law was proclaimed. Such is the result of twenty years of Tory misgovernment, and of seven years of Whig inde. vision. There are evidently but three courses open to us—coercion, con ciliation, and separation. Now, I object to the present Bill, because it begin' with a measure of coercion, which will, I fear, render future con ciliation difficult, if not impossible. It is a Bill of Pains and Penalties against a whole people ; and what reasons are given to excuse or to jus. 'fitly the introduction of a measure which is styled, even by the Right Han. Baronet opposite, "an act of despotism ?" That the present Con stitution cannot be maintained "without serious detriment to the interests of the province," and that it has been virtually abrogated by a revolt. The cause of obstruction to the beneficial working of the Constitution was the Legislative Council. It never harmonised with the Assembly, nor with the people ;it was condemned by men of all parties in this House. The Mime, then, rusts with the Government, which having the power to ins. wee ,' the Legislative Council would not exercise it, and not with the Assemt :Y. whom you seek by this Bill to punish for having exe rcised a 1 right. As to the Constitution being virtua l ly abro g ated constitution.? by the revolt, it was not the revolt, but your eighth resolution of last year, which destroy,ed the Canadian Constitution. But there ha s been a revolt ; and therefore, you say, the people must be punished by a suspension of their Constitutice - .Now, the revolt was either partial or general. If, as you say yourselves', and as it at present appears, it was only partial, it is surely unjust to visit the offence of a few factious demagogues and a few deluded peasants, in one or two districts, on the whole Canadian population; and if the revolt or the discontent which preceded it be general, then it is evident that an arbitrary measure like this" act of despotism" will tend only to add intensity and bitterness to the feelings of hostility already unhappily existing. In either case the Bill is a grow violation, not, I think, justified by the tyrant's plea of neces sity, of a solemn compact ; and it will, I fear, cause our other colonies to lose that confidence—that "unsuspecting confidence"—in our justice and our good faith which alone enable us to keep them without force and military occupation. After having suspended the present Constitu tion, you reject, lam glad to see, the idea of governing Canada by the sword, and propose to govern it permanently on constitutional prin ciples ; but even supposing that the new Constitution is as good as the present, and as acceptable to the people generally, what guarantee have the Canadians that the new Constitution will be more respected than the Constitution of 1791, which you violated last year, and which you now propose to destroy ? That is a really good and free Constitution ; it will never clash with the Colonial-office ; for it is utterly impos sible for two things so diametrically opposed as a good local go vernment in a , colony and the present colonial system should long go on harmoniously together ; and if the new Constitution be net as free at least as that of 91, these will soon be deeper and snore extended discontent in the Province than at present.—(Hear, -hear.) What is the avowed object of the present Bill, and of your whole policy towards Canada ? Not merely to put down revolt and settle differences, but chiefly to protect the British settlers in our North Ame rican provinces generally, and in Lower Canada especially. Now, a suspens;on of the Constitution, and a temporary military occupation — for it seem's that a large body of troops is to be sent to Canada in the Spring, to s upport this " act of despotism" will injure the British set tlers in Lower Canada infinitely more than their opponents would ever injure them. In support of the course proposed by the Noble Lord, blame has been citt, and odium heaped on the Canadian people—a Bill of indictment has been ;referred against the Assembly, which has been treated as a criminal, and inisrepresented to the House and to the country as a body of factious, unreasonable, faithless men. This is a strange course tOr a Minister to take—to act at a partisan—to state only one side of a ques tion, and in the spirit of a partisan to arraign and condemn in the saline speech a Constitutional RepresentatiVe Assembly. I know not whe ther the House still considers that the Assembly is a body of false and factious mein and ought to be so treated ; but I am certain that calm reflection will convince them that the Assembly has been misrepre sented, and that the course adopted towards them was the very worst possible course for a settlement of the dispute. If such bad faith as this be committed, all the colonies of Great Britain which have consti tutions will begin to tremble for their rights, will begins to think they hold their Constitutions on no better tenure than the Canadians.— (Hear.) Appeals are made to British honour t o sanction the proposed measures of coercion. I too would appeal to the national honour —I would entreat you to look back to history and to remember who these Canadians are whom we are cal'ed upon by Ministers in this House to punish by suspending their Constitution, and whom we are vehemently urged, in the most ferocious and sanguinary terms, by the London daily press, to put down by hangings in the town, and by burn- Ines and butchering: in the field. Conquered from France, they became our subjects in 1763 ; only eleven years alter they re fused the splendid offer of the American Congress to be received on terms of equality into the great Republic ; they remained faithful to threat Britain throughout the war of independence. From that time t;111814, when the second American war broke out, though misgo vereed; and s:ecasionally very ill-treated, they were the most loyal and attached of Britis:: colonists ; again in that war they refused the tempting overtures 0,.` the American Republic, at a time when the province was almost dralt:ed of British troops, and might have fallen an easy prey to the Americans - ' had the French Canadians been hos tile to us, or even remained neut:al, They rose en masse to repel the enemies of England, and by their courage and determination preserved the country to Great Britan. How have they been re warded ? From that time to this their history is one series of complaints unattended to—of wrongs unridressed—of the most oppressive, capricious, and contemptuous misgovernment.--(lleac hear, hear.) At one time the Canadians a." put off be cause the whole country, and especially the Ministers, in cluding the colonial Minister, have all their time and attentil'c i o ccu p ied by the discussion of the Catholic Emancipation Bill; at anoth.'c time, their business is pososoned to more important domestic business c.2' 4scci by the death of George IV.; at another time, England is in a stat: bordering on revolution at the refusal of the Reform Bill—the Cana (liens must wait in patience till that storm has blown over, and given Ministers time to look to our transatlantic possessions. A sudden change of Ministry in 1834 causes another period of delay, during, which the colonists must endure as patiently as they can the evils they complain of—the death of William IV., the consequent election, and the varied but tumultous hopes and fears and feelings of the Whig Ministers, and the great pressure of electioneering business, and court business and other business upon them, afford an excuse for a further ne glect of the affairs of Canada. Let any man read the dispatches from the Colonial-atilce, and he will see that this statement is strictly true; and not in the slightest degree exaggerated. There is always some untoward event occurring to prevent proper measures from being taken for redress of acknowledged grievances, and for conciliation at the pro. per moment. Such is the inevitable effect of legislating at the Colonial ofEce in Downing-streat for the internal affairs and government 014 country on the other side of the Atlantic. It really seems that almost the only way by which a distant colony can command attentions is by armed resistance to the Government. I mast here remark on the manner in which the Canadian question has been treated by the London daily press. The Canadians have been grossly calumniated, their As. sensibly misrepresented, and the worst passions of the people of this country h ave been appealed to in order to excite their bitterest hatted against the Canadians, who are he'd up as tit objects to be reviled and oppressed because they are of French erigin and of the Roman Catholic religion. I grieve tnat Englishmen—men of talent and of learning—having received a li. beeal education, and fully aware of the gross injustice they were corn mittino, and of the miseries they would inflict on a whole people— should l,vve had recourse to means so utterly base and despicable. As fur their attecks on me and others in this House, I freely forgive them. Their attacks are Inc' very terrible, and they think, I suppose, that party spirit ju s tifies them in slandering and misrepresenting a political oppo ponent. But their attacks on the Canadians do not deserve to be so eesily forgiven ; for they were cowardly, malignant attacks on the lives mud the liberties of the Canadian people. When I see myself and others pointe.l out to public indignation as traitors to England, I have this consolation, that the men who deprecated the American war were in like manner chargedwith treason to their country. The public voice has decided in their favour, and so I feel thoroughly convinced it will at nu distant period decide for us. For myself, I can only say, that I have acted in this affair to the best of my judgment, with an anxious desire to aid in the settlement of Canadian stiff_ renccs, and, as I conscientiously believe, iu the way best calculated io promote the public welfare.—(Hear.) There is not a man in this House who would sacrifice more for the honour and prosperity .f Eng land than myself I have as deep an interest in the country as most men in this House; yet I and others are held up as traitors to our country, because we venture to offer an opinions as to the best means of putting down the revolt, the best means of preventing its recurrence, and as to the causes which led to it,—(Hear, hear.) But even in this House my words have been misunderstood or misrepresented. The other night the Noble Lord indulged in a sneer against me on account of the questions I had put to him, at to the amount of desertion from the British troops in Canada. In all that I said—and it was very little on the subject of desertion—l neither expressed a hope nor even an opinion that desertion would increase; I merely asked a question on the subject, and stated a fact which I thought it right to state to the House. The Ifoti. Member for the North Riding of Yorkshire also gravely charged me with being responsible for some violent language used at a meeting at Leeds, because I happened to be invited to attend. The Hon. Member knew very well that I was not present, and it is really too absurd to blame me for language used at a meeting which I did not attend. There are only two more points on which I would say a very few words lam glad that the Ministers have promised an amnesty. I hope that promise will be fulfilled in a liberal spirit, and that the Noble Lord will not allow the British name to be disgraced by an unnecessary exhi. beim) of severity ins sanguinary punishments for political offences. I must also say that it is a fortunate thing for the present Ministers that they had connected with them a man like Lord Durham, with a repo turns) far Liberal opinions, and fortunately for him not committed to tar coercive resolutions of last ye ir. If any man of all their party could settle the ditheences in Canada, and restore peace with good governonent to that unhappy country, I be-ieve he is the man. (HeAr, hear.) I have stated, I shall feel it my duty to oppose the Bill. I have but another remark to trouble the House with, which is respecting the amnesty which has been promised, and I am very sot ry to hear the Noble Lord opposite regret that there should he any :idea of giving an amnesty for all political offences in Canada.—(" Not" irons Lord F. Egerton.) lam glad to find I had mistaken the Noble Lord ; and I hope that there will be no objection on the part of any one to grant a general amnesty for all the political offences which have occurred in Canada. The Noble Lord, however, expressed his sorrow that certain parties in this country were not either prosecuted by the Attorney-General, or otherwise brought under the censure of the Government. I thank the Noble Lord for his suggestion, and if 1 or any of my friends have said or done, or advised, anything treason -able, by all means let the Noble Lord's suggestion be acted upon without delay ; but I certainly say that I am not conscious of having either said, or done, or advised, anything partaking of that character. —(Hear, hear.) Lord F. EGERTON said the Hon. Gentleman had greatly misappre. hend.Nl the observations he had made. So far fr. nu deprecatilig any thitig in the nature of an amnesty, he had expessed an opinion tha to the t the pr esent case was one which matte an amnesty — alw a y s, a: cep feelings of the people of this country—peculiarly desir ble. As to hay. i 1?, eTpressed a sorrow that the Bon. Gentleman and his ay fri tha ends he ho werd e not prosevuted by the Atterney-Generak he begged tv st : aid nothing of il7e ,ort. What he had said was, that it was w not for linn, as an individual, to take on himself the art of a nr,,ecut or he Government did not think proper to pass any censtue on ,vhat had passed elsess he: e. Mr. G. RICE Ghserved that it must be a source of print satisfaction to the country that so talented, so high-minded. so 2etriotic a Nobleman as the Earl of Durham had accepted the difficult and delicate task en. trusted to him. During the time he (Mr. Rice) had sat in that House, he had listened often with great pleasure and always 'with respectful attention to what fell from the Right Honourable Baronet opposite, and he had with great regret heard him express an objection to that part of the Bill. What the Honourable Member for Westminster called the emancipation of the Canadians, he would call their abandonment; for it was tantamount to consenting to their abandonment to acetic to that which the Honourable Gentleman considered necessary to their emancipation. Decided measures were required to put down the rebel lion, and the more prompt and decisive they were the more merciful would they be. Mr. P eCIere:GTON could not accede to this mososition without expressing his anxious hope that in the new se in t tthe lemenanadas would t now forced on them, the interest s of the British population C re -1 ceive their just amount of consideration. The conciliation of Lord Gros [ ford, he should say, relying on the information he had received, had been carried to a dangerous and unfortunate extent. He could not approve of his practice of signing warrants, as he did, for the payment of 19,0001. voted oy the House of Assembly, without the consent of the Legislative Council, for the salary of Mr. Papineau, and for other similar purposes, at the very time when that House of Assembly was refusing the supplies of the Civil Government.—(Hear.) Another of his acts of conciliation was his appointment of Dogard to the official bench—that individual having been the mover of the 9.resolutions.—(Hear.) There never was en appointment more to he regretted. In the dispatch No. '24, this re markable passage was to be found ;—" A few examples appear to be necessary, and will, I believe, have a very salutary effect, especially as it has been part of the policy of the ill-disposed to create an impression that th e Government is unwilling or unable to act, and that it may be set at d e fi a nce with impunity." To what, he would ask, could such an impres sion be traced but to the m istaken p olicy of the Noble Lord ?—(Hear.) And when once such an impression had been created, who could wonder that open rebellion was t he result ?—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that such would not be hereafter the course. The British residents in Canada had scarcely been alluded to in this debate. There were 350,000 in Upper Canada almost entirely British, and in Lower Canada out of 600,000 about 175,000, or one-third were British, from whit's it appeared that more than half the population of the two Provinces were of that class which had never been alluded to in the progress of the present debate. A more enlightene.:, a more respectable, or a more loyal population had never existed in any colon 7; nor had any colonists ever struggled harder to prolong their connection wit h ns had, the mo ther country.—(country.—(Hear.) What they either had been ever real grievances the French Ca naan time of the outbreak; removed or were in course of remo val at the but, notwithstanding that fact, there appeared in this House a party, small in number, and perhaps still smaller then they appeared to he if regard were paid to the moral weight they possessed in the country, who came forword as the open advocates of rebellion,—(Hear,) In order to justify the Canadians they had b een obli g ed to talk of their sfievances, as an evidence of which they had referred to the resolutions WWI bi , the House last session. Now, if there was one proof more conclusive than another that the French Canadians had no solid abuse to complain of, it was that their advocates had been forced to put those resolutions in the van of their grievances. He contended that the resolutions were the consequence and not the cause of the rebellion ; he would contend that they were the effect of the disanction, instead of having given rise to it. He could not say that he altogether approved of them, and he thought that they were too long delayed.—(Hear, hear.) He also con sidered them inadequate, and it was his opinion that they ought to have been followed by prompt and vigorous legislation.—(Hear, hear, hear ) The British Canadians, he would maintain, had some reason to talk of grievances. The refusal of the administration to renew the allowance for the support of the bishopric of Quebec appeared to him to be a griev ance of no trifling nature. He hoped however that the refusal was not final —he hoped that there was only a little hesitation on the part of the Go vernment with respect to that matter. In Upper Canada one-third of the British population, and in Lower Canada one-half, were of the Church of England. There were thus '200,000 of the Church of Eng land spread over the two Canadas, and unless remuneration were to be afforded from this country, he could not understand how any indiv d idu uti a es l could undertake the administr ation of the duties —of the sacred —of that extensive diocese. He would ask them, in that new Consti tution which they were about to make, to adhere to the which had been maintained by former Parliaments in former principles reigns. He begged to remind the House of the endowments made to the Roman Catholic Church in Canada. Those endowments had been sanctioned by Britain, aedhe considered that there was both wisdom and justice in sanctioning those endowments. But Britain having done this, ought not to refuse te the Protestant inhabitants of Canada those advantages, which other Governments had given to their predecessors.—(Hear.) He wished the House to recollect that the emigration which was going on from this country was intimately con. netted with this subject. Emigration was rapidly on the increase— thousands were now crossing the Atlantic, and settling in Canada. The emigrants to Canada were not the refuse or the outcasts of society —they were officers of the army and navy—they were connected with the gentry, and the most valuable class of agriculturists. Such per sons went there, feeling they were under British protection, and living under the spirit if not the letter of the British Constitution, one essential part of which Constitution was an Established Church. — (Hear, hear.) A large proportion of those emigrants were members of the Church of England. He begged to express his thanks to the House for the attention with which he had been heard. His humble support hepromised should be given to that tardy vigour to which her Majesty's Government had at last resorted ; but he did not give that support without entertaining the firer belief that the temporising conduct of the Government had induced the present resistance in Canada ; and also without being persuaded that such resistance never would have oc curred had Lord Aberdeen remained in the Colonial-office.—(llear, and laughter.) Honourable Gentlemen might laugh, but as the laugh came from the other side of the House he must remark that such, too, seemed to be the opinion of the Honourable Member for Kilkenny. Either in the event of Lord Aberdeen not having been removed, or the vigorous mind of the Noble Lord the Member for North Lancashire having pre sided over the Colonial-office, he believed that this unhappy rebellion never would have broken out. Be supported the present Bill, not because he had any confidence in the Government, but because it was his bounden duty on an occasion like this to support the Crown against subjects in rebellion.—(Hear.) While he did this, however, he must express his opinion that for all the misery that had been caused, for all the misfortunes that had been produced, and for all the British blood that hail ozen shed, her Majesty's Ministers were se riously and deeply responsible.—(Cheers from Opposition Members.) Sir WM. MOLES WORTH said, that at that late hour he did not rise for the purpose of prolonging the debate, but merely to move that it be adjourned.—(Loud cries of "go en.") HE was sure that her Majes ty's Government could not on such an occasion decline acceding to an adjournment. The question of the adjournment of the debate was then put and agreed to. The House adjourned at twelve o'clock. NOTICES GIVEN ON MONDAY, JAN. 2 0 , 1838. " Sir ROBERT PEEL—In Committee on the Lower Ca nada Government Bill, or on the Report, to move the omission, front the preamble, of all reference to instructions stated to have been issued by her Majesty for summoning a meeting within the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, consisting of persons to be appointed by her Majesty, or on her Majesty's i,,:shalf, and of certain other persons representing the interests and opinions of her Majesty's subjects inhabiting the said Province:/ and to substitute in lieu thereof, beginning line 11, and whereas it i; expedient to make temporary provision fur the Government of I,;wer Canada, in order that Parliament may be e:labled, after matu:e deliberation, to make permanent arrangements for the Constitution and Government of the said Province, upon such a basis as may best secure the rights and liberties, and promote the interests. of all cLsses of her Ma jesty's subjects in the said Province, oz.. ‘t enacted,' &c. &c. '‘To move the omiss ion of the clause , vZijrli enables her Majesty, with the advice of her Majesty's Privy i C9uncl, to repeal the enactments of the p re sent Bill, should it ptui; into a law." dollars for the apprehension o: Dr. Duncombe, and 1,000 dollars each for E. Malcolm, Finlay Malcolm, arid Robert Alway. The I ondon Gazelle of the Itith says, " News has just mrrivcd that Dr. Duncombe, finding his army surrounded, had disbanded them, and the men have all retut ied quietly to their homes." This is very pro bal,le, for it appears that the insurgents were completely hen - tined in by various Ladies of volunteers, amounting in all to nearly 3,000 P men. ha Albany papers bring a report that Sir Francis II !ad has rd dressed a requisition to Governor Marcy, for the surrender of Willinn Lyon M'Kenzie, on a charge r f felony—robbing the mail, we pre :UT:le. It wool.] he the duty of Governor Marcy to give him nu, if he hal the power, but as M'Kenz . e is at Navy Island, ncith.n• the ;.tale of New York nor the Government of the United States lu.s any Irgal power over him. (Flom the Iratkettem Globe.) " Departutrnt of State, Washington, Dec.. 'l, 1437. " Sir,—A contest hatiing Commenced in a territory of Great Britain adjoining the United States, between portions cf the population and Go vernment, during which attempts may be made to violate the laws of the United States, passed to preserve the relations of amity with foreign powers, and to fulfil the obligation; of our treaties with them, by the (iirtctions of the President 1 have the honour to itque.st the attention of your Excel:ency to any movements of that character that may be contemplated in the State of New York, and your prompt interference to art cst the parties concerned, if any preparations are made of a hostile nature against ally foreign power in amity with the United States. " I have the honour to be, Sir, you' obedient servant, "JOHN FORSYTH. To His Excellency William L. Marcy, Governor of New York." NOTE.—Similar letters were addressed on the same day to the Gover. nors of Vermont and Michigan. " Department of State, Washington, Dec. 7, IS.S7 Sie,—ln the course of the contest which has commenced in a part of the territory of Great Britain, between portions of the population and the Government, some of our citizens may, from their connection with the settlers, and from their love of enterprise, and desire of change, be induced to forget their duty to their own government, and its obliga tions to foreign powe: s. It is the fixed determination of the Presi dent faithfully to discharge, so far as his power extends, all the obliga tions of this Government, and that obligation especially which requires that we shall abstain, under every temptation, from intermeddling with the domestic disputes of other Lotions. You are, therefore, earnestly enjoined to be attentive to all movements of a hostile character, con trmplated or attempted within your district, and to prosecute, without discrimination, all violators of those laws of the United States which have been enacted to preserve peace with foreign powers, and to fulfil all the obligations of our treaties with them. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN FORSYTH. " Nathaniel S. Benton, Esq., District Attorney of the United States Air the Northern District of New York." NOTE.—Similar letters were addressed on the same day to the district attorneys of the United States for the districts of Vermont and Michigan. " Department of State, Washington, Dec. 30, 1837. " Sir—lnformation has been received from a source which entitles it to attention, that after the battle of St. Charles, which took place sonic time since, many of the insurgents who fled from that and other places in Canada collected at Swanton and Highgate, in the State of Vermont, and that citizens of the United States furnished them with three pieces of cannon, some small arms, powder, lead, and other munitions of war; ?lnd that having been thus furnished, the insurgents, on the 6th cf the pre§em month, made a descent into Canada, where they were met by a party of loyalists and routed, with the loss of two pieces of cannon; one the party being killed 4rid others wounded, and that the remainder re turned to Swanton. The VrQsidont directs that you institute an imme diate inquiry into the facts thus stated, anti, if they should be found to be correct, and susceptible of proof, that you commence legal proceed ings against all such persons as appear to have been concerned in violat ing the law for the preservation of the neutral relations of the United States. You are also directed to exercise constant vigilance during the pending contest, and to tako all proper steps to prevent the recurrence of acts similar to those into which you are now called upon to examine. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN FORSYTH. " Daniel Kellogg, Esq., United States District Attorney, Rockingham, Vermont." " P.S. A circular letter, of which a copy is enclosed, has been ad dressed by the Secretary of the Treasury to each of the collectors of customs of the United States, bordering on the Canadian frontiers, re quiring them end their officers to cooperate with the district attorneys, and other United Matti* ufficets, in all legal modes for the preservation of the neutrality of the Government and people of this country during the disturbances in Canada." " Department of State, Washington, Dee. 21, 1837 " Sir,—lnformation has been received from a source entitling it to attention, that Wrienzie and Rolfe, leaders of the insurrection in Up per Canada, were in the city of Buffalo on the 12th of the present month with the object, it was understood, of soliciting aid in the shape of men and munitions of war; that they were that night to have a meeting at the theatre ; that three popular meetings in favour of the insurgents had already been held and were numerously attended ; and that there was a strong feeling favourable to them in that place, which, it was ap prehended, would lead to the organization of a force for the purpose of rendering them assistance. " The President directs that you institute an immediate inquiry into the facts thus stated, and the subsequent movements eonnectul there with. Should there have been any violation of the law susceptible of proof, you will commence legal proceedings against all such persons as appear to have been concerned. You are also directed to exercise con stant vigilance during the pending contest, and to take all proper steps to prevent the recurrence of act, similar to those into which you are now called upon to examine. 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN FORSYTH. " To Nathaniel S. Benton, Esq., Attorney of the United States, for the Northern District of New York. " P.S.—Since the above was written, a letter has been received by the President from the Mayor of Buffalo, containing information which call , for immediate attention. You will, therefore, proceed with the marshal of the district immediately to Buffalo. and institute legal pro ceedings against all such persons as shall appear to have violated the laws of the United States." LOWER CANADA. DEFRAY CP THE CANADIANS AT ST. *USTACUE. We have advices from Montreal to the 15th inst., which give some particulars of the success of the British troops under Sir J. Colborne, at St. Eustache. The troops encamped on the night of the 13th at St Martin, which they left at seven o'clock on the morning of the 14th for St. Eustache, by the way of St. Rose, where they CfoSie.l the ice from the Isle of Jesus to the main land. On entering the village the troops were saluted by a volley of musketry from the Church of St. Eustache. The village was completely surrounded by the British, when they comMenced a well directed fire upon the Church, which having been set on fire, compelled the Canadians to fly in every direction that offered a possibility of escape. From 40 to 50 were killed and wounded, and about 100 taken prisoners. The English had one killed and eight or ten wounded. The Star says Doctor Wolfred Nelson died in prison on the morning of the 15th, from his late sufferings in attempting to escape from the pro v i nce . He was an Englishman by birth, and a man ofconsiderable wealth. Sir John Colborne was to march on the morning of the 15th upon Grand Brute, where the Canadians had been throwing up entrenchments for several weeks. IMPORTANT FROM ST. EUSTACHE. MONTREAL, Dice. 15.—The troops took up their quarters at St. Mar. tin during the night of Wednesday, and departed at seven o'clock yes terday morning towar ds St. Eustache, but not in a direct line, for it was un d ers tood that the ice on the river in that way was not sufficiently s trong to bear the weight of so he av y a bod y as th e artillery and cavalry. A detour was in consequence taken towards St. Rose, where the ice was crossed from Isle Jesus to the main land. The line of march then proceeded upward along the right bank of the river, until the troops ap proached the village of St. Eustache ; making a march from St. Martin of about twelve mile;, whereas, in a direct line, it would only consist of about sax or seven. The troops were first fired upon by the rebels from the Church of St Eustache, a considerable time before any position had been taken. Upon comng within the proper range, two field pieces were planted on the North East side of the Church, and began to play upon it in excel lent style, while another field.pie,:e was sent round in rear of the vi'. lage, and stationed where it commanded a street leading direct:y to the front door of the same edifice. The thrr c regiments and the cavalry in the meantime made a circuit round the village in rear ; and took up positions to intercept the rebels, when they should be compelled to abandon their position. The church having at length been set on fire, the rebels were seen flyinZ direction, but not without many of them having been ki lled and taken prisoners. in every The nunnery and presbytery, situated on either side o f the church, which were occupied by the rebels, were also destroy ed, as well as se_ venal other houses in the village, particularly those of Scott and Chenier. The loss on either side had not been accurately ascertained ; but it Is reported that nO of the rebels have been killed, and more than 100 taken prisoners. Dr. J. 0. Chenier was killed in the yard of the church. This Commander-in-chief, Girod, and Fereol Peltier are said to have taken to flight, toward St. Penoit, immediately alter the first fire. e xcept one man. Mr. Gugy, while storming the sacrietie, was severely, but not dam. gerous ly wounded, on the left shoulder, th e ball coming ou t at the been On the psrt of the troops, we have no accounts of any !giving right arm The blaze arising from the burning houses of St. Eustache Was distinctly seen last night from the rising ground in the rear of this city, towards the old race course. Having taken possessio n of St. Eustac he , t he troops proceeded early this morning to St, Benoit, or Grand Brul e , where it welt s aid, the rebel' were strongly fortified. A report has gained general currency in town that a deputation front the rebels at St. Benoit has been sent jn, demanding terms; to which the Commander of the Forces is said to have given for answer, that they must surrender at discretion, by down their arms and give up their leaders. Whether these terms have been complied with, we have not yet learned.— Commercial Advertiser. (From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser of Friday.) CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS—EXPEDITION TO BLACK ROCK AND TONNAWANDA. We left the patriot volunteers in front of the theatre, on Wednesday evening. After listening to the patriotic speeches on that occasion tt.ey marched to Bark Rock. On that night the Court-house was broken open, and the 140 stand of arms stoles. On their arrival at Black Rock, pact of them bivouacked, part tried to billet themselves on the inhabitants, but were generally unsuccessful. Sentinels were posted in the streets, who performed their duty most admirably, so that when lie sober citizens of that place got up in the morning, and were going to their business, they were stopped by grim -looking soldiers, and were obliged to wake up Cot. Sutherland, and get the countersign, before they could open their stores and work-shops These sentinels were posted between the stores of Thomson and Dodge, and Mr. liaggart, In the morning, after it was known that the muskets were stolen, the sheriff and assistants went after them. When they approached, Mr. M'Kenzie got upon a barrel and made a speech to the volunteers ; but upon the subject being properly represented by the Sheriff; the arms were given up. The good peopl3 of Black Rock getting tired of martial law, the re giment, somewhat resembling the celebrated cne of Palitaff, marched to Tonnawar.da. During the day some hostile demonstrations were made between the patrlnt volunteers on this side, and the Queen's loyal subjects, who were gru.riling the fronti,r, on tie, other. Colonel Sutherland took the twin starred, tri.coloured the British flag, an d each e th i , m p in i a y ed ii i o a t t ' e p l a y tr r i u o n tis u n p i and loyalty are not f r equent flag, went down to the water's E dge, an d wav ed it, T l. l i r r t ra y e h o u n z z t l a ) e e d o . other e s r u s c i i d a in the nineteenth century. Last night it was understood that an effort would be made by the vo lunteers to take back the arms which had been delivered to the Sheriff. The watch-house was strongly guarded, and at midnight a party was seen approaching, The alarm bell was rung and the firemen called out. Ono of the volunteers, more patriotic or more drunk than the rest, flashed his musket at a fireman, but, fo.tunately, it snapped in the pan. Ile, and several others, were taken into custody, nil are to be tried to-day. • This paradin g of a set of ragamuffin volunteers should hav e had en end put t 9 itt et tinge, The exhibition is disgraceful, and to allow these fellows to be swaggering through the streets, day and night, with arms in their hands, is annoying to gy,FY Auiet 00;0, and may result in fur ther outrage. If they want to go to C a nada let them go by ale means, but we hope to be spared fteMil4oy in#iction of their valourous propen: cities on this side. It is rumoured that the patriot volunteers have taken possession of Navy Island—that 300 of the royal volunteers from the other side im mediately Joined their stantlat d—and that Dr, RolphotpQn hearipti that TH_E CANADAS. IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE. Office of Commercial Advertiser, New York, Dee. 26, 10 a. M. LOWER CANADA. We were able to announce on Friday the unconditional surrender of the insurgents at Grand Brule, after the flight of their leaders, and on Saturday the return of Sir John Colborne to Montreal with the main body of his force. Small detachments were sent to various parishes in the vicinity of the Two Mountains, to disarm the now penitent habitans, and close the business effectually. It was not the intention of Sir John to destroy the property of the in.. surgents at Grand Brule, but after the troops had left, the village was fired and destroyed by the exasperated loyalists of the vicinity, who had been shamefully plundered and maltreated by the insurgents. Of the leaders at St. Eustache and Grand Brule, Clienier was killed at the former place, W. H. Scott was taken on the 17th, near St. Therese, and Girod, finding himself on the point of being captured at Pointe aux Trembles, put a pistol to his head, and blew out his brains. Girouard and Chartier were fugitives, but with scarcely a chance of finally escaping. One hundred and five prisoners were brought in from St. Eustache on the 1 ith, and 26 from other quarters. Among the latter were two brothers named Masson, one of whom signalised himself last summer by offering a reward for the head of Lord Gosford. The following extract of a letter written by Col. Maitland, who had been detached to the parishes of St. Therese and St. Scholastique, shows that the insurrection is csrnpletel7 at an end, and that the deluded habitans have regained their reason:— " On my approach to St. Scholastique, I was met at the entrance of the village by about 300 men with white flags, who came to surrender themselves, and deposited in any custody about 50 stand of arms. On my getting into the village I saw several groups of habitans assembled from the different parts of the pasish, amounting to about 500 or 600 persons. They all appeared to be very humble, and received the troops with frequent cheers for the Queen." A letter in the Boston Atlas states that Mr. T. S. Brown was arrested at Middlebury, Vt., a few days since, fur debt, but that the people would not suffer him to be imprisoned. The roads and ferries, and every means of conveyance from Burlington to the line are said to be strongly guarded an d watched, to prevent any person being carried into Canada. This letter comes, we presume, from Sir. Brown himself. The following extract from a letter, received at Quebec, and pub lished in the Old Gazette of that city, explains and disproves the ru mours that have been floating about for the last four or five days, all traceable to Burlington and the other head-quarters of the insurgents fugi tive in Vermont, that a number of the prisoners taken at St. Charles had been executed at Montreal, without even the formality of a trial : " WON-rat:at, MoNiusv EVENING.—About twenty of the prisoners in custody for high treason, against whom decided evidence en from was not forth coming, were liberate d this day. When they were tak their cells, they thought they were going to the place of execution, especially as the Rev. Mr. Mignault. of ('hambly, was present at the time. when The re v, gentleman addressed them its the most pathetic terms, and they found they were to be liberated, they one and all fell upon these knees, and offered up their prayers for their unexpected deliverance." UPPER CANADA. The latest authentic information we have from Colonel 3facNab is in despatch signed by him, and dated Scotland (London district), ith Dec. 14. ?This place was the head - quart ers of the insur g ents commanded by D all un. ;combs, about 400 in number , and Co!. larlacNab had pushed on w ispeed to attack them, his own detachment consisting of Dfio rank and ;file, 150 volunteers from Brantford, and 100 Indi ans under Colonel IKerr. He was too late, however ; the insurgents moved off on t hg 'night of the 13th, and as they could entertain no hope of resisting the overwhelming force opposed to them, it was supposed that they would disperse, and their leaders fly the country. affected T tl h i e e m c pao o l r o : Col. Mac Nab was joined on the afternoon of the 14th by 1,000 volun tii of iti o had f e t do h bi e stta l ri s ine tf )d fi ,o r ist ti e sls, t i6. o o : o l . l t o e , e i rs, and others were pouring in from all quarters. He was to march men. el i t' I D ip o fD Norwichuom b e, :the most this son s e i r r s, F a ra n n d e s i e s n H t e th ad em ha u s n i d a e u r o gu a ar . d roc to iam Ha a m ti i o l n to , n o . trerin3 also those of Mr. E. Malcolm. He had also taken a number • of pri soners, papers, and a reward of 2,000 a reward of 5001. had been offered for his apprehension, has enlisted warmly in the cause, and, the night before last, gave an Address at Lockport. (From the Montreal Herald of Dec. 16.) LOWER CANADA. The following is a copy of Col. Eden's oEcial despatch in relation to he captule of St. Eustat•hc " St. Eustache, Dec. 14, 1837 " Sir,—l rim directed by the Lieutenant-General commanding to in. form you, that the fences under his command crossed the river about three mi'eibelow St. Eustache, and invested the town about mid-day. Many of the rebels made their escape on the appearanc: , of the troops, but others attempted to defend themselves in the church and the adjoin. ing houses, from which they were driven in about an hour. Our loss has been trifling. One hundred and twenty have been taken, and a great many arms. The loss of the rebels, in killed and wounded, has been great. Dr. Chenicr, their leader, is amongst the killed. " I hare the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, ' " LietalsCol, Hughes, Officer commanding Jos; Ensue, a t n i ,ling Dept. Adj.-Gen. Montreal." Since the above was in type, we have received still later information from the seat of war. At eight o'clock yesterday morning, the troops marched from St. Eustache with their gallant general at their head, and reached Grand Brule about noon. Previous to leaving St. Eustache, a •flag of truce had been received by Sir John ; but that did not interfere with his preconcerted operations. Every house within a mile of the vilage of Grand Brute had a white pocket handkerchief stuck on a stick exhibited from a window, to give evidence of the peaceful inten tions of i!s inmates. On arriving opposite Girouard's house, the Gene ral halted, and made it his head quarters. Immediately opposite were about 250 Canadians drawn up r.nk and file a few of them holding up white handkerchiefs on sticks. They exhibited as pitiful an appearance as could possibly be imagined, and surrervlered themselves uncondition ally In Girouard's house several papers were found contaieing lists of his various companies and various other matters connected with his mad project,. A person named Majore, one of the prisoners at St. Eus tache, and who was wounded in his side by an officer with his sword, and who was one of the fomenters of the rebellion, says, that at the be ginning of the action the rebels amounted to nearly a thousand. A con siderable number of them fled es soon as they heard the first discharge of artillery, and it :s conjectured that from 150 to 200 were killed by the military or perished in the flames. The stench from the burning of the bodies was very offensive. The number of corpses in the churchyard and the nuns' gardens were 2S, and from 30 to 40 indi viduals were killed in the brushwood in attempting to retreat. When the troops arrived at Saint Eustache, Girord, Peltier, arid a few others, eft to bring up reinforcements, as they said, but, as a matter of course, they never returned. They called at a tavern kept by Mr. Inglis, at Grand Frenicre, about four o'clock, and said that the troops lad net with a signal defeat ; Mrs. Inglis asked them how, if that were the case, the village was in flames ? To which he replied, that it was accidentally set on tire by themselves. They then went to Grande Brute and the North River, but were not successful in either place in raising troops, and they are now supposed to be skulking about the woods. The number of prisoners taken at St. Eustache is 123, and the number of wounded about 20, of whom four have died since they were placed in the hospital. The troops lost one man killed and five wounded, though not seriously. The daring exposure of his person by B. A. Gugy, Esq., unfortunately was taken advantage of by the enemy. He is wounded in two places, but was doing well yesterday. On'Thursday evening the village of St. Eustache presented a heart rending appearance, the whole of the lower portion being one sheet of lurid flame. It is supposed that about 50 houses have been burnt, and nothing now is left of them but stone walls or solitary chimneys. The moon looked blue and wan through the thick and curling smoke, and seemed as if mourning over the melanchly scene. We understand that the prisoners are to be brought into Montreal. Sir John, with the troops, were tei occupy Grand Brute last night, and proceed this day to Saint Seholastique and St Therese, and thence home. It is supposed that the houses of Jacob Barcelo and Girouard would be burnt by the troops previous to their departure. (From the Buffalo Journal, Dec. 16.) UPPER CANADA. Came AT Nary Istaarro.—We have nothing further from the patriot camp at Navy Island. A proclamation, setting forth the objects of the persons there assem bled, and calling upon the Reformers of Canada there to rendezvous, or otherwise to lend a hand for the revolutionizing of the province, signed by William Lyon 3l'Kenzie, as " Chairman pro. tent. of the Pro •incial Government of the State of Upper Canada, has been issued and circulated. 'l'be proclamation also further states that the force embodied on Navy Island is well supplied with artillery, small arms, ammunition, provi sions, &c., the contributions of their friends in this State. The procla mation also offers a bounty of 300 acres of land to all volunteers who will personally aid in bringing to a conclusion the struggle for indepen dence in the Canadas. The Canadian Patriots are also enjoined not to commit any excesses upon the property of the Royalists, or upon their persons, upon pain of the severest punishment. It is alleged that Sir F. B. Head, having been sent to this country with promises of conciliation and justice, and having violated his oath of office in not properly carrying out the legitimate objects of his mission, ILA become guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. A reward of 5001. is therefore offered for him, " that he may be dealt with as may appertain to justice." The following are set forth in the proclamation as the objects for the furtherance of which the force on Navy Island is embodied : " Perpetual peace, founded on a Government of equal rights to all, secured by a written Constitution, sanctioned by yourselves in a conven on to be called as early as circumstances will permit. Civil and religious liberty, in its fullest extent, that in all laws de, or to be made, every person be bound alike—neither shall any nure, estate, charter, birth, or place, confer any exemption from the rdinary course of legal proceedings and responsibilities whereunto thers are subjected. " The abolition of hereditary honours, of the laws of entail and pri ogeniture, and of hosts of pensioners who devour our substance. " A Legislature composed of a Senate and House of Assembly, osen by the people. • " An Executive to be composed of a Governor and other Officers lected by the public voice. " A Judiciary chosen by the Governor and Senate, and composed of c most learned, honourable, and trustworthy of our citizens. The ws to be rendered cheap and expeditious. " A free trial by Jury—Sheriffs chosen by you, and not to hold office, as now, at the pleasure of our tyrants. The freedom of the press, Alas for it, now! The free presses in the Catiadas are trampled down by the hand of arbitrary power. .._ -. " The vote by ballot—free and peac,lul township elections. " The peo;tle to elect their court of request commissioners and justices of the peace—and also their militia officers, in all cases whatsoever. " Freedom of trade—every man to be allowed to buy at the cheapest market, and sell at the dearest. " No man to be compelled to give military service, unless it be his choice. " Ample funds to be reserved from the vast natural resources of our country to secure the blessings of education to every citizen. " A frugal and economical Government, in order that the people may be prosperous and tree from difficulty. " An end for ever to the wearisome prayers, supplications, and mockeries attendant upon our connexion with the lordlings of the Colo- Lial-office, Downing-street, London. " The opening of the St. Lawrence to the trade of the world, so that th 2 largest ships might pass up to Lake Superior, and the distribution of t e wild lands of the country to the industry, capital, skill, and ettterprize of worthy men of all nations." UPPER CANADA MOVEMENTS. FROM NAVY ISLAND.—The statements of our Bujfiao correspondent, of the Patriot force on this island, are confirmed. . _ The Buffillo Journal says, " They have also a number of field-pieces an IS and a 24 pounder, and a good supply of small arms. They are fortifying their encampment ; and from its favourable position, it will require rather more efficient troops than the raw militia of the Canadas —half of whom cannot be trusted by he Queen's officers—to dislodge the Liberals The journal adds :—" We have just learned that the Royalists (Dec. 18) commenced a fire from artillery at the patriot camp at Navy Island, which was promptly returned, and two Royalists killed. None of the patriots were injured." Navy Island is British territory. The Buffalo Advertiser says--" The patriots at Nary Island have obtained from Black Rock large quantities of the punchings from the boilers of steam.boats. These arc sewed up in bags for grape shot, and must do terrible execution." PROCLAMATION. WILLIAM L. MARCY, GOVERNOR OF THR STATE OF NEW YORK. " W. L. MARCY. " JOHN A. DIX, Secretary of State (From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser of Dec. 14. FROM rISE LONDON DISTILICT.—( A district between the Lakes) We have a great variety of contradictory rumours. Dr. Dunconsbe has command of about 700 patriots there. The Speaker, M`Nalib, is in command against him, with about the same number of Royal Militia. The report is that M` Nabb is defeated, with serious less, but this needs a good deal of confirmation. " Office of the Telegraph, Lewiston, Dec. 15. " A large body of patriots have been organized in the London die. trict several days. M`Nabb lett Hamilton on Thursday with 500 men for that district to disperse the Patriots. A lady direct from Hamilton reports that this force had encountered the Patriots, amounting to 1,500, under Dr. Duncombe— that they (the Royalists) were repulsed— that an express arrived at Hamilton this morning with orders to have the women and children leave the place. The Royalists are cottetn trating their forces along the frontier, from Niagara to Fort Erie. They muster to-day at Fort Erie 900. Great apprehensions are felt for the transportation of men, muskets, and ammunition across the river. The ferry is open, but all who cross are closely inspected. In relation to Sir John Colborne, the Albany Daily Advertiser says— "'This iron-heeled old warrior seems to scatter all before him in Lower Canada. It may not be generally known here, that he was the pet of the fiery-hearted Sir Thomas Picton during the wars with Napoleon, and was always selected by Sir Thomas to lead forlorn hopes and storm for tresses. Picton fell at Waterloo—Colborne, after his hundred battles, bids fair to die in his bed." Whereas information has bee❑ received that an armed body of men is assembled at or near the city of Flirtlido, with the avowed intention of taking part in the disturbances which prevail in the neighbouring pro vince of Upper Canada, and that similar movements are to be appre hended in other parts of tire state adjoining the province of Lower Ca nada; and whereas any attempt to set on foot such military expeditions or enterprizes, is in direct violation of the laws of the land and of the re lations of amity subsisting between the kingdom of Great Britain and tae United Stated ‘' I do hereby call upon the persons who may be assembled, or who m ay design to assemble, as aforesaid, to desist from their unlawful pro. seeding►, and upon the citizens of this State to co-operate with the offi cers and magistrates of the United States in their efforts to suppress all such violations of law, and to bring the offenders to punishment. Ido a l so enjoin upon the good people of this State to abstain from all illegal interference with the domestic concerns of the said provinces, and they are hereby cautioned not to allow their feelings of sympathy for those w ho, for political cauty:s, hayed fled from other countries and taken re fuge in our own, to mislead them into any infraction of the laws, or of t hose principles of neutrality which it is the duty of the Government to maintain in relation to the dissensions, whether external or domestic, of foreign states. Givcn under my hand and the Great Seal of the State at Albany, this 19th day of Decembe:, 1837. [L.S By the Governor, The scenes of yesterday gave ample room for remark, and no exagge ration is required to make an "exciting history of recent transactioms." In the morning, patriotism and coffee were discussed together at the breakfast tables in every house in the city. Guns, swords, pistols, am munition, and accoutrements, poured in at the Eagle Tavern. A wi dow lady in Swan street brushed up her husband's musket and equip ments, and seid them with her compliments to Mr. M`Kenzie. A handbill, signed by a gentleman, ex-mayor of the city, as chair man of the Executive Committee, to consult with M'Kenzie and others, in relation to supplies, stating where such would be received, was issued. patriot volunteers were enrolled throughout the day to a considerable namber. An intimation that the Mayor and civil authorities interfero wal 14yohr4 Era ;TAM Ordnalice Prom tritripps quarters was contracted for, and not only here, but at other points along the frontier, it was stated that vo'un beers were ready to join the Patriot standard. Liberal offers were made of land and money to such as should engage in the contpst. Last night the following handbill was ooleti about the streets : Pitript Volunteers will reoderyous this eTeniog at nine o'clock in f r ont of the theatre, prepqred to take pp their line of march, or der of the Commanding Otpcer." An hour before the time they assemtlled a standard was presented 13 Mr. Dean, who, ih 4 handgom@ speech, explained it tc! It is a tricoloured flag, with two stars. After listening to addrcss:s by a couple of patriotic gentlemen, they marched out of the city, we be lieve, to Black Hock. It was confidently stated last evening that the command of the expe dition had been offered to Mr. Van Rensselner, proprietor of the Albany Advertiser, and by him accepted. The Eagle, during the whole evening, was crowded with patriots, and some of our racist worthy citizens, who ventured to remons:rate upcn the proceedings, had their mouths stopped almost by force. (From the Courier and Inquirer, Dec. 2:3.) We learn from the papers of the Upper Province, that since the affair at Montgomery's Tavern, strong parties of the Loyalists have been con. s'antly scouring the country, and bringing in prisoners. Some sixty of the Montgomery Tavern insurgents have been :united ; their Captain is said to be one lctorkdale, a citizen of the United States, son.in.law of Jesse Lloyd, for whose apprehension a reward of 5001. is offered. It is stated on the authority of prisoners that the number of armed insur. ;tots never exceed 300 The seizure of lillienzie's papers has led to several arrests ; among others of Douce David Thorburn, " Primo and Genitor," M`Mirking, Price, an attorney, Charles Durand, of llamilton, and others of less note. The number of able.bodied Loyal ists who had mustered at Toronto between the 4th and the 12th inst., is estimated by the Pa.riots of that city at 10,000. Volunteer forces from Buffalo have occupied Navy Island, at the foot of Grand Island, near the Ca•sada shore, and at the last accounts were throwing up entrenchments, and had already mounted six pieces of cannon. They were engaged in procuring ammunition and camp equipage ; and balls were casting for them at Buffalo. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW Morning k,6 minutes after 0 I Evening 1 minutes after The publication of TUE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this thy at 30 minutes past Three o' Clock. - ;`;tt, , FJ~ .r~~s Zile nal + WITH WHICH 4, THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON : TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1838. NEWS FROM CANADA. By the arrival of the New York packet-ship Virginian yesterday, at Liverpool, we have received New York papers to the :27th ult., bringing very important and inter esting news from the Canadas. The war in Lower Canada is now over ; the insurgents of Grand Brule having surrendered, with every token of repentance, while at St. Eustache they suffered a severe defeat. The Correspondent of the Montreal Courier states that the in surgents had 60 killed, and that hundreds are supposed to have "perished miserably" in the vaults of the Church which was set on fire by the QUEEN'S troops. Besides the Church, which was strongly fortified by the insurgents, the troops set fire to the prif'st's house, a nunnery, and the houses of all suspected of Radicalism in the town. This is a frightful way of carrying on war—one which must sow the seeds of bitter recollections in the breasts of the most loyal of the Canadian people. With St. • Eustache fell the last fortress of the rebels in the Lower Province. In Upper Canada APKENZIE, with a handful of fugitive followers, has taken possession of Navy Island, which he was doing all in his power to fortify. He is reported to have six pieces of cannon, and to receive supplies from Buffalo. Navy Island is situated in the Niagara, is not more than a thousand acres in extent, and stands on the very borders of the United States. In the mean time Sir FRANCIS BOND HEAD has greatly increased his popularity by releasing his prisoners, and granting a free pardon to all who will lay down their arms, except such as have been guilty of murder, robbery, or arson. With the exception of . the fugitives pent up in Navy Island, the whole of the Upper Province is perfectly tranquil. We are glad to observe that the tone of the Royalist journals in the Lower Province is exceedingly temperate. We an ticipate the speedy restoration of general tranquillity. Up to the hour at which we write (a quarter to three o'clock), the Government has received no despatches from the Canadas. Official communications from the Governors of the two Provinces are momentarily expected. Mr. ROEBUCK was heard at the Bar of the House of Commons last night, as the Agent of the House of As sembly of Lower Canada, against the passing of the Minis terial Bill fur suspending the Constitution of that Province. The Learned Gentleman made a very able, and a very temperate speech, which was listened to by all parties in the House with profound attention. He failed, however, in making out a case to justify th© _He in appealin g to physical force against the supreme authority of this country.; and, what is still more surprising, he completely disproved the statement of Mr. HUME, in his third letter on the affairs of Canada, respecting the refusal of the supplies by the Legislative Council, and not by the House of Assembly. The Learned Gentleman frankly admitted, that in 1834 the House of Assembly did come to the determination of granting no supplies until their grievances were redressed ; and that such grievances not having been removed in 1835, the Assembly again left the officials to shift for themselves, by repeating their re fusal of supplies for that ysar also. Now, the very redress of the grievances demanded by the House of Assembly could not be effected without an abrogation of the very Constitution of which Mr. RoEBUcK last night maintained the inviolability. The Constitution of 1791 does not re cognise the elective principle in the composition of the Legislative Assembly, and yet the House of Assembly refused to grant any supplies before that co-ordinate branch of the Legislature was rendered elective ; or, in the simplest terms—before the Imperial Parliament consented to the abrogation of the Constitution ! When Mr. ROEBUCK stated th-tt the quarrel was purely of a finan cial nature, he must have entirely forgotten the list of grievances set forth in the ninety-two Resolutions, upon which he himself laid so much stress on former occasion. The other speakers who followed Mr. Rol:- Bucit threw no new light on the question before the House ; but, as the debate was adjourned over till this evening, it is probable that the Tories will try what they can make of it. We shall to-morrow enter more fully into the merits and demerits of the Ministerial Bill, of which most certainly we arc no advocates. The w bolo scheme of the Government for the pacification of Ca nada is based on unsound principles, a nd threatens to be conducted in a spirit as vaccill a ti ng , an d, th ere f ore , as pregnant with future danger, as was the policy pursued towards the Colonists for the last seventeen years. In the Government Bill, we in vain look for a solution of the problem—how the Canadians are to be convertod from in surgents, to a loyal and contented people ? We see how the body is to be reduced to obedience, but no indications are given of the means by which the will is to be chastened and subdued. The two notices given by Sir ROBERT 1?vEl. lad night are so ominous, and so significant of the feelings of that party of which he is the head, that they demand the earnest attention of all the friends of peace, and of all those Reformers who expect as much from the Tories as the Whigs. It is his intention to !novo in Committee on the Canadian Bill, that the clauses which enable the Go vernor-General to call upon the electors of Lower Canada to send ten delegates to represent their interests in the Coun cil shall be omitted, and also to move the omission of the cl tuse by which her MAJESTY in Council may suspend what may be justly called an arbitrary act. The two no• tices of motion are so inconsistent, and if successful, must lie so injuris - lis both to loyalty and to the character of the Legislature, that we are utterly at a lois to conceive his object. He would give the SOVEREIGN arbitrary power to do evil, and take from her the power of doing an act of justice and mercy. Without the first clause her MAJESTY's representatives in Canada may tell the in habitants " 1 will summon a Council to deliberate on the state of the country and remodel its Constitution, but I will have men of my os'n choice, The Legislature has declared that you have no right to send representatives," If the second is omitted her MAJESTY in Council may say The conduct of my subjects in Canada entitle them to my warmest acknowledgments, but 1 cannot make a re turn for their loyalty by suspending a despotic, though necessary law, because Parliament has deprived me of the power." Perhaps no t wo measures cou ld p l ace the Crown and the Parliament in such an odious ttatlana might well say—The whole position, and the C:1 proceedings mark, more than the purest. despotism— the British Parliament has deprived us of our privileges, and it has deprlved the Crown of what every despot pos sesses—the prerogative of mere-, 1 Let not the Tories be deceived by the public feeling lisplayed against the Caw. dian insurrection. The people of England eannot sowaetion rebellion, but they are the last people in Ow world to sanction iujustice and oppression. It soch is the line of policy to be adopted temaiJs 'Canada, then there will be two powerfkil parties in this country, arrayed against paph other, and we shall have all the misprio. oc a pro tracted war, without honour if, 7,v i vc. : tsiAlAL. awl covered with disgrace additional debt, if, by arbitrary rli and iailci lnadr euonqclb 4 e ' nce of unforeseen circumstanyek the colonies should be separated from the rnoth.ev We are obliged to pa,so l i4a-marrow the pub lication oceitr - AG4 frJru 'Vrend, German, and Lisbon pa -4e ,4=r l ; l '? , of a Proclamation by the King of hANOVER, 114 evort of the Lisbon Finance Committed% HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor, Viscount Falkland, and Lord Bexley sat to-da to tymr appeals. %ISCOUNT LORTON v. THE EARL OF KINGSTON. The Loan CIINNCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this cise, dismiss ing the appeal of the Earl of Kingston, with costs. DE BURGH V. CLARKE. This appeal was dismisM d with costs, the appellant not appearing. REWARD V. GIBSON, Their Lordships then proceodet with this appeal, the arguments on hick had not concluded when we lest. VICE.CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.) BANTON v. GODDARD. The arguments in this ease having been brought to a conclusion, His Hotiotla declared the turn of 2001. to be due upon the trusts of the settlement, together with interest thereon from the death of Edward Banton, ft ith liberty to apply to appoint a receiver. The costs to be payable out of the estate. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) MORE V. RAMSAY. Lord DENNILN gave judgment in th,s case which had bean argued in Trinity Term. A rule had been obtained to set aside the verdict had for the p•aintiff The defendant who was incumbent of the rec. tury of Stanbridge had, in consideration of a loan of 4,4001. agreed to charge his living with an annuity for the repayment of that sum and interest. Under that deed the trustees had brought an action, and re covered by judgment in 1833 possession of the rectory. The defen dant had sought to set the sequestration aside. The Court was of opinion that the plaintiff had a right to apply the proceeds as he might think proper, and therefore the rule for setting aside the verdict must be discharged.—Rule discharged. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) WHITE V. PRICKEIT. This case came on with regard to costs. The plaintiff claimed a debt of 291. for goods sold and delivered to the defendant, and held defendant to bail for that debt, and afterwards brought his action for the recovery of that sum. The defendant, as to 114 pleaded the statute of limi tations, and the plaintiff recovered a verdict only for 171. Mr. Sergeant WILDS, contended for the plaintiff, that the defendant. ought to pay the costs. The COURT were of opinion that the defendant must be held liable for the costs. BOW-STREET.---(THIS DAY.) COWARDLY ASSAULT.—George Trent, who described himself as a blind-maker, was charged with assaulting an old Jewess, named Lazarus, who stated that she was standing this morning at ten o'clock in a passage in St. Clement's-lane offering for sale a vantity of sponges, which she carried in a basket, when the prisoner coming up drunk, struck her a violent blow in the stomach, without any provocation, which drove her backwards. The complainant's story was corroborated in every parti cular by the policeman on the beat, and Sir F. Itos directed the prisoner to make the poor woman some com pensation, or he should pay a fine of 51. ; but should he comply, the penalty would be mitigated to 9,05., and in default be sent to prison for a month. The prisoner preferred the latter course, and gave ss. to the com. plainant, but was ordered to be put back to give time to make up the fine LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, JAN. 22.—Wind S., moderate.— Arrived and remain in the DoWns the Sir Archibald Campbell, Tate, from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, with loss of bowsprit, foretop-gallant mast, and other da mage, having been in contact with the Lord Wellington, Tate, for Sierra Leone, off Folkestone, which ship has also put back with loss of bowsprit, &c. ; Didon, from New York to Antwerp ; Courier, Smith, from Belfast ; Mary, Trudge, from Limerick ; and the Williams, Williams, from Cork. Came down the river and remain, the David. Lion, Selby, for Jamaica ; Elizabeth, Whitmore, for Jamaica ; Ma.. raboo, Hallton, for Honduras ; and his Majesty's schooner, Lynx, from Sheerness, to the Westward. The Lord Wellington has proceeded to Ramsgate Harbour this cruise. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Wind S.S. W. to E.S.E., flne.—Arrived, the Sheen, Boyd, from St. Domingo; the Barthly, Cole, frore Bangor ; the Elizabeth Ann, Ellis, from Newport ; the J. W. Collingwood, Dobbin. son, from Charente; the Messenger (steamer), King, from Woolwich. Sailed, the La Jenne Aristide, ltosignot, for Barflour. PLYMOUTH, JAN 21.--Wind S.E. to S.—Arrived, the Orb, Ritchie, from Limerick ; the Louisa Maria, Bickford, from St. John's. Sailed,. the Calpe (steamer), Cox, from London. FALMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wind S S.E. to S., strong breezes and thick weather.—Arrived, the Tagus (steamer), Symons, from London; the Campbell, from Palermo; the Braganza (steamer), M'Leod, from Gib raltar Jan. 12th, Cadiz 13th, Lisbon 171 b, and Oporto and Vigo 18th ; the French (steamer) of War, Pharo, Du Pare, from Cherbourg; the Miranda, Colvin, from Belfast to Toulon, sails split and main boom and gaff carried away. The City of Londonderry (steamer) had arrived at Lisbon. The Braganza passed the Neptune off Vigo Point. COWES, JAN. 22.—Arrived, the Mountaineer, from Demerara.. PENZANCE, JAN. 21.—Arrived, the Queen, James, from Seville. CLYDE, JAN. 20.—Arrived, the Esquimaux, Kerr, from Der . , e ra ra the Russia, M`Mance, from New Orleans ; the Ellen Kerr, Tait, from St. John's, New Brunswick. LIMERICK, JAN. 9.o.—Arrived, the Ann, Cave, from LOr,d on. BELFAST, JAN. 20.—Arrived, the William HuskinsG,o , London; the Ranger, Davis, fr o m London. Avis, from LIVERPOOL, J. 20.—A great portion of the 'oait goods have been saved in a very damaged state from the Bride of Abydos, from hence to Nantes, wrecked on the coast of Alveiro. 'The Comet, from Charleston to tins Port, with loss of rudder, and snaking for Bermuda, has been spoken with by the Perdonnet, arritied here. JAN. 22.—Wind S.E., moderate —Arrived the Athlone (steamer), from Belfast ; George the Fourth, —, from Newry ; Town of Drogheda, —, from Drogheda ; Ballinasloe, from Dublin ; Leeds, from Dublin ; Vulcan, —, from Glasgow ; and Unicorn, —, from Glasgow. Sailed the Mediterranean (packet), Saunders, for Barcelona ; Parthenon, Thomas, for Boston Rowena, Grouchy, for Paimmo ; Westmoreland, Smith, for Halifax ; Counteis Dunmore, Small, for St. Domingo ; and North Ameriea, Heath, for New York, THE FUNDS.--(THIS DIY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Arrivals this morning :—One French, and two Dutch malls ; also 8 mail from Lisbon, by the Braganza, sailed on the 17th instant, from Gibraltar I`.lth, Cadiz 13th, Oporto 18th, and Vigo 18th and ship letters from Demerara. Consols closed yesterday at 91i 1 for the Account and for Money ; opened this morning at 91f buyers; Exchequer Bills 54 56 ; India Bonds 50 5'2 : Bank stock '205 '206 ; India Stock 26'2 '263. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 191; opened at the same; Portuguese closed at 284 29; opened at the same; Three per Cents. 184 19 ; Brazil 71i 79; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 521 1. The Lisbon Papers of the 17th inst., state that the projects of the Finance Minister were still before the Cortes, and a discussion on them is shortly expected. All appears tranquil at Lisbon. _ . .. The Lisbon Papers contain long extracts from the English Papers re lative to the affairs of Canada. Consols are now 91i I for the Account. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stuck .. 20i 51S (n( I..i.na Stiies VIA 3 2 per Cent. B.ce., 923{,% Oitto honds riper Cent. r:ons.... ......... ..91;4%34, South Sea Stock - 354 tili per Cent. - Ditto Red lo) %' New Ditto -- New 354 per Cimi 93 100 '. pet Cent. Annultu:s, 1751_ -- Now 5 per Crnt . - Exch. Bills, .f..l,ie.ei 55 57 out. hisnk Lor,Atinnitiestoexpire Ditto si - X , 55 57 pro. Jan. 5, le , fili Oct. ltl. '859 II! 13-16 Ditto Commerci7 ' ._ pm. lan. 5, Hai — Ditto Advertised — Pus• J.n. 5, Brio — Bank Stock for Account --- April 4, liiBo ..... — IN/I...Stock for Account --- Jon. ',, 187(1. — Cor eats for Aeconnt... ...... 91!.4 TS% PRICEIS OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCR. A.atrian Bonds - P,eigian Bonds — Ditto Account — Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds -..• Brazilian Bonili ....... , - ...... Ditto Account ant:. Account — Ditto New Bowie 24% c 's 7sa Bletios Ayres Bonds ...... ..... Ditto Account 28% 87% . .41 4 7ii Ditto Account . . — Ditto, 3 per cent.— -17% IS le :hilliaii Bonds ..,.,.... .... .. ..... Prii,sian Builds — Ditto ALCMUIt ......... ....... Russian iionAs, 18'2.2 , ...... .-- Ctiutubian. Hands — Ditto Account..... - Dittii Account ................. Ditto Metallic ........ ..... - e tliiinbian Bonds, Itit2=.... ...... Spanish Bona. -0 Ditto Account Dtnich iionds ... .. Ditto B.inds. 1831 RN !‘ Ditto Amount Grei4X 116,~.18.„,.. ..... Ditto Bonds, 14-2.5 — --- 4 per cent. Ditto Account ....,„ ...... ...... —-- :1 per cent. -f —c.• Mexican Bolas, 5 per cent_ ... _ Fitchenge —f. —r• Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent .. ..... Att. Account Ntapo1it5ti.......,. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. raid. ---- PurShart% Birmingham and Derby Railway Company 2O 1554 tirvat , nicstern Railway Company... Brighton Railway Column., London and Blackwall Rail wa y London and Southampton Railway Company 5O 36 London and Southampton (New) Railways b 19y4 London and Croydon Railway Conipany Ditto Scrip 5 13Y, - ~ ,ncheatat - ' Lee& - ..... estwt asin .. is Railway Company Northern and Eastern Railway Company London and Westminster Rank `iti 21 ti HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Owing to the favourable news received this morning from Canada. the British Funds have been buoyant at 91 . 4 I for the Account ; saute for Money ; Exchequer Bills 55 57 ; India Bonds, 2p, 59. 61 ; BanK Stock, 2011} ; India Stock 963. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, Igl ; Portuguese receded to 27i; Three per Cents. 18; Dutch Two-and.a_ Half per Cents. 59/. Shares about a shade higher. London and Brighton 6i. The news from Canada has excited considerable attention in th e ' City ; and in general the rebellion is looked upon as being over. THREE O'CLOCK. COlllOl6 for the Account, 914 ;. FUNERAL OF THE EARL OF ELDONs—Yes' terday morning, at an early hour, a number of well-dressed persons be gan to assemble in Hamilton-place, to witness the removal of the re mains of this distinguished Lawyer and Statesman. Shortly after elevers o'clock, the two mutes that had been standing at the doors entered the house, and the hearse, drawn by six horses, then drew up, and, in a fe l( minutes, the eogin, (which has already been described), containing the body of his Lordship, was borne by s:x men to the hearse, and the mourning coaches were severally drawn up, and the friends of his late Lordship got into them. The present Earl of Eldon acted as chie f mourner. The mourning-coaches, having taken up, slowly followed the hearse into Piccadilly, where the procession was formed. The Pr ue. cession moved at a slow pace through the town, and on reaching th e Holland Arms, on the Hammersmith-road, it halted. Here the rela tives and friends of the deceased nobleman alighted from the mourning coaches, and returned to town in their private carriages. The horseM o and two of the mourning coaches, as well as two of the private carriage, likewise Mistimed. - - T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, Sze , 47, Cornhill. I.wition ( Seven:Doors f rom Graceeh urch-street), informs the Pubisci that he offers DESSERT FRUIT KNIVES and FORKS, wit 4 plain ivory handles, silver ferrules, plated on steel blades, at Three . Guineas per dozenpair, or with solid silver blades, at Eight Guineas' ad a Ilalf per d oun p a i r . IN, 13k Carved ivory handles at 13s. 6d. extra per dozen pair . - - MARRIED. On Montlay 4 tie .1.‘4(1 inst., by the Rev. Charles Wedge. the W l ' George Okteit., Jt"erpetual Curate of All Saints,' Ner market, t ti i , Mmy, Ang,. cutest daughter of the Rev. Charl e s Wed ge , R e ctor 11 , 5.10.p -fen, in the county of Cambridge. On the 20th inst., at St. Marl's, Lambeth, Ormsby John g ill ' Esq., of Londonderry, to Harriett Stroldidge, youngest daughter 0 A. Tomlins, Lambeth.terraee. Londukt - , Ihinted and Publntited by MURDO YOUNG, of N°' It% Strand, at The Sims Oeivo„No. 112, Strand, in the county ci Middlesex.—Tkiesda4, avulary 23, 1838. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1838. ;